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Sunday, 7 September 2014

Finally

I have started crocheting a blanket to drape over my sofa! Always wanted one.

I wasn't sure whether to go with a whole mix of colours using up all my spare wools or for a trendy tonal one. Of course then I couldn't decide between blue (my go to colour) or brown (would go with my sofa) and then when I walked into Stitch Solihull last Thursday and saw these colours all sitting together I knew they were the ones.

Just in case you can't tell the blanket is actually made up of hexagons - here is my sample one:

I only bought the wool Friday lunchtime and I have done all this since then and believe me I haven't just been sitting crocheting but I did have a busy Saturday - lunch out with Mom and Dad (to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary!) plus shopping for an, erm, new sofa that hopefully this new blanket will still go with! (being grey I think it will be ok) and also reading the very first Wallander book - see as usual it's all go here!

If you would like to make your own I recommend both the instructions and the lovely Bergere De France Aran wool - if you are quick it's on offer at Stitch Solihull for £3.50 a ball during all of September - I bought 10 balls which hopefully should be enough. Anyway that's it for now I am off to make another hexagon and then start the second Wallander.

Hi hexagonally happy Sunshine girl! (I couldn't find your name anywhere)I love that crochet jobby you're doing! I was a little confused as to which colours you had chosed. Was it with the orange in it or the tonal beige, grey, brown one? The orange is very bright and 70s. The grey & beige one would look very nicely on a grey sofa. But hey girl! Go out and buy yourself a new sofa! An orange one! Thank you for letting me look over your shoulder. Have a good week.Lisca#31PS I love orange as I am Dutch and it is the Dutch national colour

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